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This book comprises the contributions of the international workshop Boron 2001 which was aimed at gathering all relevant information on recent developments in boron research in soils, plants, animals and men over the past years. Review articles and original contributions deal with both applied and basic aspects in this area, comprising topics such as methods for B determination, the physiological functions of boron in plant and animal metabolism, including use of 10B for diagnostic purposes and cancer treatment. Genetic and molecular aspects of boron efficiency and tolerance to toxic levels in plants and the early physiological reactions to boron deprivation are further important topics of this volume. The role of boron for reproductive development is dealt with in further contributions. Furthermore, improved methods for the diagnosis of the available boron status in soils, plants appropriate timing and leaf fertilizer application are addressed. Special emphasis is given in the contributions to highlight the most recent developments in the aforementioned areas.

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Author:   Heiner E. Goldbach ,  Benjavan Rerkasem ,  Monika A. Wimmer ,  Patrick H. Brown
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   2.280kg
ISBN:  

9780306472435

ISBN 10:   0306472430
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   31 May 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Methods in Boron Research.- Specific Methods for Boron Studies in Plants.- Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy Methodology for Boron Localisation in Plant Cell Walls.- Boron in Animals and Humans.- Boron-Binding-Biomolecules: A Key to Understanding the Beneficial Physiologic Effects of Dietary Boron from Prokaryotes to Humans.- The Nutritional Importance and Pharmacological Potential of Boron for Higher Animals and Human.- Databases Available to Health Professionals for Boron Intake Determinations.- How Boron is Being Used in Medical Practice.- Boron in Plants: Requirements and Function.- Boron Requirements of Plants.- Uptake and Transport of Boron.- Boron in Plant Reproduction.- Characterization of Boron Uptake in Higher Plants.- Boron Uptake and Retranslocation in Cultivars of Brassica napus Differing in Boron Efficiency.- Seasonal Conditions Modify Pollen Viability Responses to B Deficiency in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Wilgoyne).- Boron Function in Plant Cell Walls: Research Progress Since 1997.- Stability of the Borate-ester Cross-link in Rhamnogalacturonan II at Low pH and Calcium Activity in muro and in vivo.- Rapid Responses of Plants to Boron Deprivation: Where are the Links Between Boron’s Primary Role and Secondary Reactions?.- The Effect of Boron on Pollen Development in Two Wheat Cultivars (Triticum aestivum L., cv. ‘Fang 60’ and ‘SW 41’).- Low Boron Supply Depresses Seed Viability in Canola (Brassica napus L.) and Lupin (Lupinus angustifolius).- Effect of Boron on the Metabolism of Carbohydrates.- Effects of Silicon on the Availability of Boron: Possible Effects on the Phenol Pathway and on the Redox Status in Cucumis sativus L.- High Light Intensity Increases External Boron (B) Requirements for Leaf Growth of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.cv. Hysun 25) in B-buffered Solution Culture.- Boron Toxicity.- Boron Toxicity in Plants and Animals.- Boron Toxicity: the Importance of Soluble Boron.- Boron in Lower Organisms.- Interaction of Boron and Calcium in the Rhizobium-Legume N2-Fixing Symbiosis.- Essentiality of Boron for Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes and Actinorhizal Plants: Requirement for Frankia BCU110501.- Genotypic Differences in Boron Efficiency.- Boron Nutrition of Crops and Genotypic Variation in Boron Efficiency: Boron Nutrition of Crops.- Arabidopsis thaliana Mutant bor1–1 is Defective in Boron Translocation.- Effect of B on Cell Wall Regeneration from Protoplasts of B-efficient and B-inefficient Rape (Brassica napus L.) Cultivars.- Boron Efficiency in Wheat Germplasm from Bangladesh.- Genotypic Variation in Boron Uptake and Utilization by Rice and Wheat.- Prognosis of Boron Requirements.- Prognosis of Boron Deficiency in Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus) by Soil Analysis.- Determining the Extractable Boron Fraction as a Diagnostic Criterion for the Assessment of the Plant’s Boron Status.- Boron Spatial Variability and Evaluation of Soil Fertility.- Calibration of 1 M HCl Extractable Soil Boron.- Establishment and Management of Boron Deficiency in Field Crops in Pakistan: A Country Report.- Boron Nutrition of Crops.- Boron Deficiency in Cotton Grown on Calcareous Soils of Pakistan: I. Distribution of B Availability and Comparison of Soil Testing Methods.- Boron Deficiency in Cotton Grown in Calcareous Soils of Pakistan: II. Correction and Criteria for Foliar Diagnosis.- Boron Deficiency in Rainfed Alkaline Soils of Pakistan: Incidence and Genotypic Variation in Rapeseed—Mustard.- Boron Deficiency in Rainfed Alkaline Soils of Pakistan: Incidence and Boron Requirement of Wheat.- Reactionof Sugar Beet to Boron Fertiliser Application in Pot Experiments.- Boron Content in Leaves and Coffee Yield from 1990 to 2000 in a Brazilian Coffee Plantation.- Boron Content of Cultivated Soils in Central-Southern Anatolia and its Relationship with Soil Properties and Irrigation Water Quality.- Yield and Yield Attributes of Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) as Affected by Boron Application.- Author Index.

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